Restore the Electoral Commission's Independence
- 16,422 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 17,341 - 21 added in the past 24hrs)
We want ministers stripped of any powers related to the Electoral Commission’s budget and strategy. Parliament must restore the independence the Commission had pre-2022, and guarantee it can operate free from any political influence.
The Government responsed to this petition on 5th December 2025 (View Full Response)Require faster eviction process, and improve protections for landlords in PRS
- 15,583 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 16,661 - 9 added in the past 24hrs)
We petition the Government to amend the law for landlords by instituting a 6-week expedited court process for Mandatory Grounds s8/7A (arrears/Anti-Social Behaviour), creating a registered-landlord database of court-evicted tenants, and raising the deposit cap to adequately cover severe damage.
The Government responsed to this petition on 2nd March 2026 (View Full Response)Abolish Ground Rent for Existing Residential Leasehold Properties
- 15,254 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 15,994 - 7 added in the past 24hrs)
We ask the Government to abolish ground rent for all existing residential leasehold properties in England and Wales. Ground rent is an outdated and, we believe, unfair charge that provides no service or benefit to leaseholders.
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th March 2026 (View Full Response)Developers, and other interested parties are circumventing laws protecting birds by 'netting' hedgerows to prevent birds from nesting.
This facilitates the uprooting of hedgerows which aid biodiversity and provide the only remaining nesting sites for birds, whose numbers are in sharp decline.
Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 13th May 2019
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th November 2019 (View Full Response)Abolish leasehold
- Final Signatures: 31,830
Millions are trapped in this antiquated draconian leasehold system.
This is a “feudal” form of land ownership.
It is about time we Abolished Leasehold once and for all.
The Government responsed to this petition on 21st February 2019 (View Full Response)People have been horrified by the outbreak of nets on healthy trees and hedges to stop birds nesting. It's not the nets that are the problem, but the planned removal of the important trees and hedges. Mature trees are vital for air quality and to absorb carbon. They need to stay there.
The Government responsed to this petition on 3rd October 2019 (View Full Response)Abolish imprisonment as a penalty for non-payment of Council Tax.
- Final Signatures: 12,718
I was shocked to learn that hundreds of people a year are sent to prison for non-payment of council tax, often because the law is wrongly applied by magistrates, up and down the country.
This affects the poorest in society and often women, left with unmanageable debts. The wealthy are unaffected.
The Government responsed to this petition on 8th October 2019 (View Full Response)The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was a critical point in history, ending Plantagenet rule and ushering in the Tudor dynasty. Planning permission has been granted to Horiba Mira to build a car test track across part of the registered battlefield site, destroying not only archaeology and the landscape.
The Government responsed to this petition on 4th July 2019 (View Full Response)Local authorities are avoiding increasing their grounds maintenance responsibilities on new private estates by requiring developers to form management companies to deal with the maintenance long term. These management fees are an extra tax on hard working families. Councils should adopt the land.
The Government responsed to this petition on 13th November 2018 (View Full Response)What happened at Grenfell Tower was a national disgrace. Combustible cladding and insulation caused the fire to spread so quickly. One year on hundreds of buildings are still at risk. We need an immediate ban on combustible materials on high-rise residential buildings (18m+), schools and hospitals
The Government responsed to this petition on 18th June 2018 (View Full Response)